US 12,240,547 B2
Vehicle body for vehicle
Seok Ju Gim, Seongnam-si (KR); Ji Ae Yong, Hwaseong-si (KR); Won Oh Kim, Ansan-si (KR); Mok Yeon Hong, Seoul (KR); Sun Hyung Cho, Suwon-si (KR); Chul Hee Heo, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Ho Yeon Kim, Daegu (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,270.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0017494 (KR), filed on Feb. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249765 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 63/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 63/025 (2013.01) [B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B62D 25/2018 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body comprising:
a drive vehicle body module configured to accommodate a driving part of a vehicle and comprising a first plurality of frames coupled together and fasteners provided at an upper end of the drive vehicle body module; and
an upper vehicle body module comprising a second plurality of frames coupled together, wherein a lower end of the upper vehicle body module is fastened to the fasteners of the drive vehicle body module to define an interior usage space of the vehicle,
wherein the drive vehicle body module comprises:
lower main members extending in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle and defining a length of the vehicle; and
lower members comprising one or more pipes, the lower members being coupled to the lower main members and the driving part,
wherein the drive vehicle body module comprises:
front and rear lower bodies comprising a first plurality of the lower members coupled together, the front and rear lower bodies being disposed symmetrically in the forward/rearward direction of the vehicle, being coupled to the driving part, and being coupled to each other laterally by the lower main members; and
a lower auxiliary unit comprising a second plurality of the lower members coupled together, wherein the lower auxiliary unit connects a lower side of the front lower body and a lower side of the rear lower body; and
wherein the lower members comprise lower connection members configured to connect the lower auxiliary unit and the lower main members and to connect the drive vehicle body module and the upper vehicle body module.